Cullen needs more than glossy brochure to get the traffic moving

RECENTLY I received a glossy document paid for, I assume, by taxpayers and signed by Transport Minister Martin Cullen. In it he declared “we’re working together to keep Dublin moving” during this holiday period.

He also offered the public “additional travelling options and a more streamlined approach to traffic management during the festive season”.

Even if you believe this, the question arises as to why we have to endure less streamlined traffic management with fewer options during the rest of the year. I’m afraid Mr Cullen’s assurances on keeping traffic moving are about as believable as his assurances that the proposed e-voting system was going to work. All he has done so far is to announce, with a big PR fanfare, expensive long-term plans for Dublin’s traffic and to promise 100 extra buses. This might be helpful in an election context, but will not solve the traffic problems.